Table 2. Summary of Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) breeding colony features.
Colony | Maximum elevation (m) | Current breeding area (m2) | Pup production | Density (pup m−2) | Potential breeding area (m2) |
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Tenth Island | 10 | 1,439 | 530 | 0.37 | 1,439 |
West Moncoeur Rocks | 90 | 3,735 | 240 | 0.06 | 3,735 |
Judgement Rocks | 30 | 5,685 | 2,800 | 0.49 | 8,146 |
Wright Rocks | 40 | 8,414 | 150 | 0.02 | 26,509 |
Moriarty Rocks | 7.6 | 9,692 | 700 | 0.07 | 9,692 |
Seal Rocks | 13.25 | 11,353 | 6,700 | 0.59 | 22,727 |
Rag Island | 18 | 13,188 | 330 | 0.03 | 62,694 |
The Skerries | 7.1 | 18,190 | 3,200 | 0.18 | 18,190 |
Reid Rocks | 12 | 22,787 | 1,000 | 0.04 | 22,787 |
Lady Julia Percy Island | 53 | 42,305 | 6,600 | 0.16 | 1,244,180 |
Kanowna Island | 104 | 47,108 | 3,400 | 0.07 | 231,089 |